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Boublikova L, Novakova A, Simsa J, Lohynska R. Total neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer: the evidence and expectations. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2023; 192:104196. [PMID: 37926376 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.104196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Current management of locally advanced rectal cancer achieves high cure rates, distant metastatic spread being the main cause of patients' death. Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) employs (chemo)radiotherapy and combined chemotherapy prior to surgery to improve the treatment outcomes. TNT has been shown to reduce significantly distant metastases, increase disease-free survival by 5 - 10% in 3 years, and finally also overall survival (≈ 5% in 7 years). It proved to double the rate of pathologic complete responses, making it an attractive strategy for non-operative management to avoid permanent colostomy in patients with distal tumors. In addition, it endorses adherence to the therapy due to better tolerance and, potentially, shortens its overall duration. A number of questions related to TNT remain currently unresolved including the indications, preferred radiotherapy and chemotherapy regimens, their sequence, timing of surgery, and role of adjuvant therapy. A stratified approach may be the optimal way to go.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ludmila Boublikova
- Department of Oncology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; CLIP - Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital in Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Oncology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Surgery, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Oncology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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Verweij ME, Tanaka MD, Kensen CM, van der Heide UA, Marijnen CAM, Janssen T, Vijlbrief T, van Grevenstein WMU, Moons LMG, Koopman M, Lacle MM, Braat MNGJA, Chalabi M, Maas M, Huibregtse IL, Snaebjornsson P, Grotenhuis BA, Fijneman R, Consten E, Pronk A, Smits AB, Heikens JT, Eijkelenkamp H, Elias SG, Verkooijen HM, Schoenmakers MMC, Meijer GJ, Intven M, Peters FP. Towards Response ADAptive Radiotherapy for organ preservation for intermediate-risk rectal cancer (preRADAR): protocol of a phase I dose-escalation trial. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e065010. [PMID: 37321815 PMCID: PMC10277084 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Organ preservation is associated with superior functional outcome and quality of life (QoL) compared with total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer. Only 10% of patients are eligible for organ preservation following short-course radiotherapy (SCRT, 25 Gy in five fractions) and a prolonged interval (4-8 weeks) to response evaluation. The organ preservation rate could potentially be increased by dose-escalated radiotherapy. Online adaptive magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) is anticipated to reduce radiation-induced toxicity and enable radiotherapy dose escalation. This trial aims to establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of dose-escalated SCRT using online adaptive MRgRT. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The preRADAR is a multicentre phase I trial with a 6+3 dose-escalation design. Patients with intermediate-risk rectal cancer (cT3c-d(MRF-)N1M0 or cT1-3(MRF-)N1M0) interested in organ preservation are eligible. Patients are treated with a radiotherapy boost of 2×5 Gy (level 0), 3×5 Gy (level 1), 4×5 Gy (level 2) or 5×5 Gy (level 3) on the gross tumour volume in the week following standard SCRT using online adaptive MRgRT. The trial starts on dose level 1. The primary endpoint is the MTD based on the incidence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) per dose level. DLT is a composite of maximum one in nine severe radiation-induced toxicities and maximum one in three severe postoperative complications, in patients treated with TME or local excision within 26 weeks following start of treatment. Secondary endpoints include the organ preservation rate, non-DLT, oncological outcomes, patient-reported QoL and functional outcomes up to 2 years following start of treatment. Imaging and laboratory biomarkers are explored for early response prediction. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The trial protocol has been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the University Medical Centre Utrecht. The primary and secondary trial results will be published in international peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER WHO International Clinical Trials Registry (NL8997; https://trialsearch.who.int).
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- Maaike E Verweij
- Department of Radiation-Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht Zeist Doorn, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Sint Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Rivierenland, Tiel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Identifying the long-term survival beneficiary of preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer in the TME era. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4617. [PMID: 35301380 PMCID: PMC8931157 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08541-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
This study was to verify the long-term survival efficacy of preoperative radiotherapy (preRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients and identify potential long-term survival beneficiary. Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, 7582 LARC patients were eligible for this study between 2011 and 2015 including 6066 received preRT and 1516 received surgery alone. Initial results showed that preRT prolonged the median overall survival (OS) of LARC patients (HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.75–0.98, P < 0.05), and subgroup analysis revealed that patients with age > 65 years, stage III, T3, T4, N2, tumor size > 5 cm, tumor deposits, and lymph nodes dissection (LND) ≥ 12 would benefit more from preRT (all P < 0.05). A prognostic predicting nomogram was constructed using the independent risk factors of OS identified by multivariate Cox analysis (all P < 0.05), which exhibited better prediction of OS than the 8th American Joint Cancer Committee staging system on colorectal cancer. According to the current nomogram, patients in the high-risk subgroup had a shorter median OS than low-risk subgroup (HR 2.62, 95% CI 2.25–3.04, P < 0.001), and preRT could benefit more high-risk patients rather than low-risk patients. Hence, we concluded that preRT might bring long-term survival benefits to LARC patients, especially those with high risk.
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Chakrabarti D, Akhtar N, Rajan S, Qayoom S, Kumar V, Chaturvedi A, Gupta R, Bhatt MLB. Intensifying Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancers Towards Watchful Waiting. Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 28:4062-4063. [PMID: 33481127 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-09512-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Deep Chakrabarti
- Department of Radiation Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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